Steam reviews

Very Positive

90% of 364,689 reviews

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Generally favorable

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HEARTS OF IRON IV

Hearts of Iron IV has 43,319 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 45,113 and its all-time peak is 71,878. Data refreshes every 5 minutes from the official Steam Web API.

DEV · Paradox Development StudioPUB · Paradox Interactive2016

Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.

Strong daily player base. Matchmaking and servers will be lively.
Currently at 60% of the all-time peak of 71,878 players.
Last updated 5 months ago: HOI IV - Open Beta Update V.

Playing now

43,319

24h peak

45,113

24h change

▲ 5.8%

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ACROSS PLATFORMS

STEAMLIVE

Current

43.3K

24h peak

45.1K

All-time

71.9K

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